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Clydesdale Bank, 45, 47 South High Street, Portsoy

A Category C Listed Building in Portsoy, Aberdeenshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.6828 / 57°40'58"N

Longitude: -2.6921 / 2°41'31"W

OS Eastings: 358827

OS Northings: 866093

OS Grid: NJ588660

Mapcode National: GBR M8QF.1FH

Mapcode Global: WH7KN.M584

Plus Code: 9C9VM8M5+45

Entry Name: Clydesdale Bank, 45, 47 South High Street, Portsoy

Listing Name: 47 South High Street, Clydesdale Bank

Listing Date: 22 February 1972

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 386217

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB40303

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200386217

Location: Portsoy

County: Aberdeenshire

Town: Portsoy

Electoral Ward: Banff and District

Traditional County: Banffshire

Tagged with: Bank building

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Description

Circa 1838 style of William Robertson, Elgin. 2-storey, 5-bay S-facing long elevation with 2-bay gable end to street. Street gable and angle bay of tooled sandstone ashlar, rubble sandstone elsewhere; tooled and polished ashlar dressings. Bowed and slightly recessed angle

entrance bay with later enlarged console bracketted, corniced and pilastered doorpiece; 2-leaf panelled door. Bandcourse above doorway forming cill band of 1st floor angle window. Long single storey projecting covered passage extension fronts 4 bays of S elevation with present entrance to bank. 12-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows. Corniced ridge stack; bowed and piended slate roof; pale pottery ridge. Decorative cast-iron eaves brackets.

Statement of Interest

Former North of Scotland Bank. North of Scotland Bank established in Portsoy in 1838.

The Clydesdale Bank occupies part of premises. No 45, to rear, not included in listing.

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